[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 757 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 757

 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase certain 
              criminal penalties, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2005

 Mr. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase certain 
              criminal penalties, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Polluter Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.

    (a) Criminal Penalties for Negligent Violations.--Section 309(c)(1) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting ``$5,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''; and
            (3) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.
    (b) Criminal Penalties for Knowing Violations.--Section 309(c)(2) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$15,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''; and
            (3) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.

SEC. 3. REFUSE ACT OF 1899.

    Section 16 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 411), relating to 
penalties for violations of the provision of law popularly known as the 
Refuse Act of 1899, is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting 
``$75,000''.
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